What EdTech Lyon does

EdTech Lyon is a non-profit community association (Association loi 1901) founded on April 12, 2019, in Lyon, France, and registered under Siret 851 520 908 00019. The organization is not a technology vendor; it operates as a convening platform that brings together 75 member organizations spanning 50 EdTech companies, 22 field actors (training centers, higher and secondary educational institutions, and social/economic stakeholders), and research teams grouped within three laboratories. Its purpose is to facilitate knowledge sharing, peer support, mentorship, and co-development among members through recurring events — thematic mornings (matinales), EdTech cafés, dinners, and afterworks — and to position the Lyon-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region as a leading French EdTech territory.

The association is funded through recurring membership dues and partner contributions rather than product sales or licensing, and it does not develop or sell any technology of its own. It is governed by a board of directors composed of representatives from member organizations, with Anthony KUNTZ (digiSchool) serving as President and Magali ROFIDAL as Déléguée Générale. Strategic partners include the Académie de Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, EdTech France, French Tech One, ODICEO, and Opcos (professional training funding operators), which provide institutional reach into public-sector education channels and the national EdTech ecosystem.

EdTech Lyon's value proposition rests on three stated values — commitment (s'engager), growing together (grandir ensemble), and developing tech for good — and on its role as a connector between EdTech solution providers, educational practitioners, and academic researchers. The association has no disclosed revenue figures, no headcount beyond its Déléguée Générale, no funding rounds, and no proprietary technology assets; its economic substance is the network itself and the access to regional visibility and partnerships that membership confers.

Name

EdTech Lyon

Legal name

EdTech Lyon

Website

https://edtech-lyon.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EdTech Lyon is a non-profit community association founded in 2019 in Lyon, France, convening 75 member organizations — including 50 EdTech companies, training centers, educational institutions, and research laboratories — to share expertise, foster partnerships, and promote the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region as a leading French EdTech territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology Community Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Learning, EdTech Enablement & Connectivity for Education (BPADAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

EdTech & Digital Learning Policy Research (EDADADAK)

Keywords

• EdTech community association
• Educational technology networking
• EdTech ecosystem events
• Digital learning community
• EdTech membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: EdTech Lyon operates as an Association loi 1901, likely funded through membership fees from its 75 members (50 companies, 22 ground actors, and research laboratories). The association provides value to members through networking, expertise sharing, and collaborative initiatives rather than selling products or services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EdTech Lyon is a non-profit community association (Association loi 1901) that brings together 75 EdTech companies, educational institutions, training centers, and research laboratories in the Lyon-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It does not sell products or technology; instead, it offers its members networking opportunities, expertise sharing, peer support, mentorship, and collaborative events including thematic mornings (matinales), EdTech cafés, dinners, and afterworks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community membership in EdTech Lyon Membership in the EdTech Lyon community association for EdTech companies, educational institutions, training centers, and research laboratories, providing access to networking events, expertise sharing, peer mentorship, and institutional partnerships.
• EdTech community events program

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 members (50 companies, 22 ground actors, 3 research laboratories)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Académie de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Académie de Lyon is a key founding partner that supported the creation of EdTech Lyon in 2019. The partnership involves collaborative work on educational technology initiatives and digital transformation of education in the Lyon region.
• Métropole de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Métropole de Lyon partnered with EdTech Lyon to invest in the digital field as a tool for transition, inclusion, training, and innovation for public policies, particularly in educational technology for schools and digital inclusion in professional integration pathways.
• EdTech FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019EdTech France is a national federation partner that EdTech Lyon collaborates with as part of the broader French EdTech ecosystem. This partnership helps position the Lyon region within the national EdTech landscape.
• ODICEOsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019ODICEO is an engaged partner providing support to the EdTech Lyon community. With over 100 collaborators across 7 offices in Rhône-Alpes and 20+ years of experience, ODICEO offers expert transversal support to innovative and growing companies including accounting, fiscal and social outsourcing, external CFO/HR/IT services, financial engineering, business plan structuring, operational strategy, and fundraising support.
• French Tech OnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019French Tech One is a partner that connects EdTech Lyon with the broader French Tech ecosystem, providing access to additional resources, networking opportunities, and visibility for the Lyon EdTech community.
• Opco (Opérateur de Compétences)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpco (skills operators) are professional training funding bodies that partner with EdTech Lyon to support the development and adoption of EdTech solutions in professional training.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BPI France Le Hub: French public investment bank with ecosystem programs serving startups including EdTech. Adjacent ecosystem enabler with overlapping French tech and education audiences.
• HolonIQ: Global EdTech research and intelligence platform. Comparable in the sense that it produces ecosystem intelligence and market research that EdTech communities like EdTech Lyon both consume and contribute to.

Emerging players

• Educapital: European EdTech-focused venture fund that operates adjacent to the EdTech ecosystem, investing in many of the same companies that EdTech Lyon's community gathers. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for European EdTech.

Direct peers

• French Tech One (French Tech Lyon): Regional chapter of the French Tech ecosystem in Lyon. EdTech Lyon sits inside this broader startup/tech community and shares the goal of promoting regional tech visibility and ecosystem growth.
• Cap Digital: French digital transformation cluster (Paris Region). A larger-scale analog of EdTech Lyon that brings together companies, academia, and institutions around digital innovation; comparable as a regional cluster operator.
• EdTech Grand Paris: Regional EdTech cluster serving the Paris/Ile-de-France ecosystem. Operates the same regional community-association model for a different French territory, making it a directly comparable peer.
• EducAzur / EdTech Côte d'Azur: Regional EdTech community in the French Riviera. Comparable in mission (bringing together EdTech actors, educators, and researchers) and structure (membership association with events and networking).
• EdTech France: National federation of French EdTech. EdTech Lyon is a founding partner; both pursue the same mission of growing the French EdTech ecosystem, but at national vs. regional level.

Others

• EdTech Week / EdTechX: Global EdTech conference and community operator. Comparable as an EdTech ecosystem convener, though event-driven and global rather than a regional membership association.

Regional players

• EdTech Belgium: Belgian EdTech cluster with a similar community/association model for educators, EdTech firms, and researchers. Comparable in function but operating in a different national market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edtech-lyon

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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